Electric Car News
Volkswagen’s I.D. R is set to silently dominate Pikes Peak
Purpose-built hill climber capable of accelerating faster than an F1 car heads to Colorado
ACT government to convert car fleet to EVs from 2021
Plan will promote Canberra as Australia’s battery-fuelled capital
MW Motors confirms Luka for production
Little-known Czech brand MW Motors launches innovative lightweight Luka electric coupe.
Batteries required: McLaren’s all-electric supercar needs energy
McLaren needs battery storage technology to improve by roughly 250 percent before its purely electric supercar project can come to fruition.
Nissan expects to sell 1M electrified cars per year by 2022
The Japanese car manufacturer is investing A$12.3 billion in selling electric cars in China as it sets its sights on seven-figure annual EV sales within five years.
How Australia compares globally for electric vehicle sales
Australia lags behind the rest of the world in adopting electric vehicles
Volkswagen’s Pikes Peak attack to spawn R-badged electric family
This stunning specialist tarmac racer opens up closer ties between Volkswagen’s potent R badge and its in-house motorsport division
Ford launches hybrid, electric car blitz
A hybrid Ford Bronco and a light truck with an onboard generator form part of the global car-making giant’s North American strategy
Mercedes-Benz adds Thai production base for electric cars
A new battery factory opens the door to Thai-built, Benz-badged plug-in hybrid and electric cars reaching out for export markets, including potentially Australia
VW to launch one electric car a month in 2019
An aggressive push into battery power continues to gain momentum at Volkswagen
Greens push to ban petrol, diesel cars by 2030
Election policy proposes a higher luxury car tax to help pay for an all-electric switch
2018 Jaguar I-Pace: The electric car that wants to get to know you
Jaguar’s compact electric car will learn all it can about you to help make the journey home each night all the more pleasant
Skoda joins call to include electricity generation in vehicle emissions ratings
The Czech carmaker says a ‘well-to-wheels’ approach would give the industry more options in reducing total carbon dioxide emissions than simply relying on EVs
Hyundai announces EV Kona pair
Brace of electric Kona join Hyundai’s compact SUV portfolio
Toyota adds car tech that ticks all the enthusiasts’ boxes
The best party trick? A future Toyota Corolla will be able to blip the throttle to match the revs for the manual transmission’s downshifts
BMW’s powertrain masterplan
Munich’s strategy for electric, hybrid and internal combustion domination
Aspark Owl cracks sub-2.0sec 0-100km/h sprint
All-electric prototype serves as an ultra-quick proof of concept
BMW Australia calls out Malcolm Turnbull’s short-sighted govt
“Australia will continue to lag behind the rest of the world”, local BMW boss says
Shell dedicated to expanding EV charging network
Soon you’ll to up your electric vehicle on a Shell petrol station forecourt, at least in Europe anyway
Honda reportedly developing 15-minute EV charge capability
Zero to hundred (percent) in 15 minutes – Honda wants its future EVs to charge up fully in the same time as a coffee break.
Britain taps diesel cars to pay for EV-driven future
The UK gets proactive about electric cars. Meanwhile in Australia …
2018 BMW i3 and i3s price and features
BMW Australia’s compact eco-car gets a mid-life update – and two sporty new variants – for 2018.
Toyota AE86 turned into electric drift car
And even though it doesn’t sound like anything but screeching tyres, it’s still pretty cool
Electric cars don’t have to be expensive, says VW
Volkswagen Australia still insists that its first pure electric car won’t be any more expensive than a diesel-engined Golf when it gets here – even without government incentives.
